All articles by Will – Page 69
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NewsDVB-T2: how the tests will work
As preparations for the launch of HD on Freeview begin, Justin Mitchell from BBC research and innovation offers up some detail on the DVB-T2 trials.
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Features
Route masers
In his second feature on equipment manufacturers' routes to market, Will Strauss examines the demands made of post-production and broadcast systems makers for commodity technology and systems integration.
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NewsS4C completes first HD children's programme
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C is a step closer to its goal of making all programming in HD by 2012 after completing filming on its first high-definition children's programme.
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FeaturesRise of the middle men
In the first of two articles looking at broadcast equipment manufacturers' routes to market, Will Strauss looks at how acquisition kit makers approach the broadcast market as it moves to a HD and IT-based world.
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NewsTechnicolor moves to Soho
Technicolor will open a new seven-storey facility in Soho's Lexington Street in late autumn as part of a multimillion pound project to move its post-production and its creative services division from West Drayton.
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NewsPace puts forward case for stereo 3D
Vince Pace used his presentation at last week's Broadcast's Technology Summit to try to persuade UK programme makers that stereoscopic content is a viable production option.
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NewsVisions gets Mandela gig
NEP Visions is working with Serpent Productions to deliver host broadcast coverage of the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday concert in Hyde Park this weekend.
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NewsBBC unveils plans for Beijing
BBC Resources is teaming up with BBC Sport to provide bespoke coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics for viewers in the UK.
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NewsA1GP goes HD
The A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport will be produced in high definition for the first time from the start of the 2008/09 season.
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CommentTen technology predictions
Better batteries, a universal undo button and infinite storage. Will Strauss reveals the ten new technology innovations that will change your world.
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NewsTalkback to overhaul production of The Bill
Talkback Thames is upgrading the technology that it uses to produce ITV drama The Bill, starting with the sound dubbing operation.
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CommentMaking a big noise about loudness
As new rules come into play governing the audio levels on television adverts, Will Strauss tries to get his head around what happens next.
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NewsGoldcrest opts for VCube HD
EMerging, the distributor for Merging Technologies in the UK, has sold three high-definition VCube HD-2K video playback systems to Goldcrest Post.
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NewsManufacturers starting to lose confidence
Senior executives at broadcast equipment manufacturers are starting to worry about future trading conditions within their market, according to the IABM June 2008 Industry Trends Survey.
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NewsEditshare introduces file that works in Avid and FCP
Shared storage technology company Editshare has come-up with a media file that works in both Avid and Final Cut Pro.
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NewsSmith and Singh adds Pinewood base
Broadcast hire company Alias Smith and Singh has opened a new office at Pinewood Studios and spent£420,000 on new equipment.
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NewsHow Absolute Post sent a bus through a ring of fire
Absolute Post is the visual effects company behind the Channel 4 promo in which a double decker bus jumps through a ring of fire.
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CommentWhose content is it anyway?
Will Strauss considers the difficult decisions some equipment manufacturers have to make when trying to second guess the television market.
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NewsBroadcast Video Expo gets IABM backing
The technology exhibition Broadcast Live and Video Forum has been re-named as Broadcast Video Expo and been given the official endorsement of the International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers (IABM).
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NewsSpringwatch makes the most of tapeless workflows
A tapeless workflow adopted by the BBC for Springwatch has been instrumental in speeding up the production of video material for the programme's website.